Table 1.
Child and parent characteristics for the main survey (n = 7,906) and non-respondents who were telephoneda (n = 225)
| Variable | Main survey N (%) | Telephone interviews N (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex of patient | ||
| Female | 2946 (37.3) | 82 (36.4) |
| Male | 4947(62.7) | 143 (63.6) |
| Mean (sd) age of patient | 11.32 (3.22) | 11.15 (3.39) |
| Sex of parent completing questionnaire | ||
| Female | 6515 (85.3) | 173 (84.4) |
| Male | 1124 (14.7) | 34 (15.6) |
| Mean (sd) age of parent | 40.38 (6.87) | 39.88 (7.13) |
| Education level of parent | ||
| Primary school | 827 (10.8) | 45 (20.4)** |
| High school | 3456 (44.9) | 120 (54.3) |
| University graduate | 2049 (26.6) | 39 (17.6) |
| University postgraduate | 1361 (17.7) | 17 (7.7) |
| First language of parent | ||
| Norwegian | 7292 (94.7) | 214 (96.0) |
| Sami | 20 (0.3) | 2 (0.9) |
| Other Scandinavian | 87 (1.1) | 3 (1.3) |
| Other European | 150 (1.9) | 0 |
| Not European | 149 (1.9) | 4 (1.8) |
| Main activity of parent in the past week | ||
| Work | 5203 (69.8) | 119 (55.3) |
| Sick leave | 1322 (17.7) | 61 (28.4) |
| Education | 332 (4.5) | 9 (4.2) |
| Home worker | 453 (6.1) | 20 (9.3) |
| Unemployed | 149 (2.0) | 6 (2.8) |
| No. previous contacts with clinic | ||
| 0 | 5674 (74.2) | 156 (72.9)** |
| 1 | 877 (11.5) | 13 (6.1) |
| >1 | 1100 (14.4) | 45 (21.0) |
| No. clinic visits in past three months | ||
| 0 | 0 | 71 (32.7)** |
| 1 | 2520 (35.2) | 37 (17.1) |
| 2-5 | 3255 (45.5) | 73 (33.6) |
| 6-12 | 1224 (17.1) | 29 (13.4) |
| 12- | 153 (2.1) | 7 (3.2) |
| Mean (sd) parent clinic knowledge | 3.79 (1.04) | 3.76 (1.03) |
| Very poor | 321 (4.3) | 5 (2.3) |
| Fairly poor | 513 (6.8) | 18 (8.4) |
| Neither poor nor good | 1582 (21.0) | 62 (28.8) |
| Fairly good | 3141 (41.7) | 69 (32.1) |
| Very good | 1968 (26.2) | 61 (28.4) |
| Child badly treated? | ||
| No | 7310 (95.6) | 218 (99.1) |
| Once | 188 (2.5) | 1 (0.5) |
| Sometimes | 128 (1.7) | 1 (0.5) |
| Many times | 23 (0.3) | 0 |
| Mean (sd) parent experiences scoresb | 65.29 (21.13) | 64.10 (21.10) |
| Care and consideration - parentc | 2.81 (0.93) | 2.71 (0.94) |
| Took viewpoints seriously | 3.04 (0.91) | 2.91 (0.86)** |
| Information - treatment | 2.11 (1.12) | 2.19 (1.12) |
| Overall outcome - parent | 2.46 (1.09) | 2.51 (1.09) |
aT-test - age, parent experiences scores; Mann-Whitney test - parent experiences items, parent clinic knowledge; Chi-Square test - sex, education level, first language, main activity, number of previous contacts, number of clinic visits, child badly treated.
Asterisks denote statistically significant differences between the two groups: *p < 0.05;**p < 0.01.
bSum of the four items transformed to 0-100 where 100 is the best possible experiences of care.
cItems are scored from 0-4 where 4 is the best possible experiences of care.